GET /checklist/redlist

obis.org:obis-api

Summary: Generate a checklist of IUCN Red List species.
Operation ID:
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Description

Generate a checklist of IUCN Red List species.

Parameters (14)

absence (string, query, optional)

Include absence records (include) or get absence records exclusively (true).

areaid (string, query, optional)

Area ID.

dropped (string, query, optional)

Include dropped records (include) or get dropped records exclusively (true).

enddate (string, query, optional)

End date formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.

enddepth (integer, query, optional)

End depth, in meters.

exclude (string, query, optional)

Comma separated list of quality flags to be excluded.

flags (string, query, optional)

Comma separated list of quality flags which need to be set.

geometry (string, query, optional)

Geometry, formatted as WKT or GeoHash.

instituteid (string, query, optional)

Institute ID.

nodeid (string, query, optional)

Node UUID.

scientificname (string, query, optional)

Scientific name. Leave empty to include all taxa.

startdate (string, query, optional)

Start date formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.

startdepth (integer, query, optional)

Start depth, in meters.

taxonid (string, query, optional)

Taxon AphiaID.

Examples (4)

TitleTypeURLAction
Red List species by marine area curl https://api.obis.org/checklist/redlist?areaid=1
Red List species by scientific name with date range curl https://api.obis.org/checklist/redlist?scientificname=Mola%20mola&startdate=2020-01-01&enddate=2024-12-31
Red List species within geographic polygon curl https://api.obis.org/checklist/redlist?geometry=POLYGON%28%28-74.0%2040.0%2C%20-73.0%2040.0%2C%20-73.0%2041.0%2C%20-74.0%2041.0%2C%20-74.0%2040.0%29%29
Get IUCN Red List species in Peru area (areaid 190) sdk_extracted https://api.obis.org/checklist/redlist?areaid=190&taxa=Reptilia&taxa=Mammalia

Probe History

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TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 11:10:46.041981 200 743ms
2026-03-23 09:23:13.714619 200 789ms
2026-03-23 09:20:03.319026 200 1327ms
2026-03-23 09:01:06.416533 200 1470ms

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 09:20:03.319026 0719f13a3977 c3baa29a55bd
2026-03-23 09:23:13.714619 c3baa29a55bd d7872b3dd90a
2026-03-23 11:10:46.041981 d7872b3dd90a 6bf89cdc5357